Randall James Karraker (born August 19, 1962) is an American sportscaster in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the former host of The Fast Lane, the top-rated sports radio show in St. Louis, on 101 ESPN, with former St. Louis Cardinals player Brad Thompson and Chris Rongey. He was also the host of the St. Louis Rams pregame shows on 101 ESPN up until the team's move to Los Angeles in January 2016. He hosted this show with former NFL coach Jim Hanifan, before Hanifan was replaced by Rick Venturi in 2009, and then with Anthony Stalter up until the team's departure. In 2009 and 2010, he was also the television voice of Southern Illinois Edwardsville Cougars basketball on CCIN. He used to be the host of the popular CCIN television program Chalk Talk, with Malcolm Briggs, McGraw Millhaven, and Tony Twist.

Karraker left "The Fast Lane" on May 1, 2020, to host his own show on 101, "Karraker and Smallmon."

Randy Karraker

Before arriving at 101 ESPN, Karraker had an 18-year stint at KMOX, working his way up from an intern to the host of the station's marquee sports program, Sports Open Line, after which he had two shorter stints at KTRS and Team 1380, where he hosted an afternoon drive program, The Roll Home, with St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bernie Miklasz.

Randy Karraker

He attended Lindenwood University, then known as Lindenwood College, in St. Charles, Missouri, which also produced sportscasters Greg Amsinger and Dan McLaughlin.

Randy Karraker

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External links

The Fastlane homepage

Riverfront Times article detailing the 2005 mass firings at KTRS

Official Twitter

Press Release announcing the addition of Karraker to the Rams broadcast team

Karraker announces he wants to buy the Rams

American male journalists

American sports radio personalities

American sportswriters

American television sports announcers

Lindenwood University alumni

People from St. Louis

Radio personalities from St. Louis

1962 births

Living people